I was rumaging around the net and found this article from Washington Post about how Mick Huckabee would play as the Republican candidate. The article says, in part:
“Wooten Johnson, a Democratic strategist based in Louisiana, said that Huckabee ‘isn’t flawed in the eyes of the Republican base. But more importantly, he has a record of being a true compassionate conservative. He will be able to attract those suburban voters that don’t want to vote for [a] Democrat.’
“What lessons can Democrats learn from Huckabee’s past political career? First and foremost, painting him as an extremist just doesn’t work. While Huckabee is likely more conservative than the average voter, he doesn’t come across as a fire-breathing conservative, and Democrats seeking to paint him as such have come up short before.
“Should Huckabee wind up as the GOP nominee, the traditional Democratic playbook might well have to be rewritten to cope with his unorthodox approach”
That must be why the liberal media is working so hard to coronate John McCain as the Republican nominee.
It was a gutsy move. Gov Huckabee appeared on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, and made fun of himself. The segment mentioned his “when it’s time to go, I’ll leave gracefully.” And then he wouldn’t leave the set. At the end of the skit, Seth Myers remarked about his “great sense of humor.”
Yesterday, I was reading the Romney supporter’s blog (comMITTed to Romney), which has turned into a mix of tributes for GMR and political strategy. (I’m part of the latter.)
“… understand that if there is no war, McCain has no platform. His “paygo” approach says for the military to recover from Iraq we will have to boost taxes or print money. Health care? Mortgage mess? Energy? There is no platform there that at the moment that will catch anyone’s attention.” (comment #71)
“John McCain said Monday that to win the White House he must convince a war-weary country that U.S. policy in Iraq is succeeding. If he can’t, “then I lose. I lose,” the Republican said. … While most Republicans continue to back the war, many independents and Democrats don’t. That presents a significant challenge for McCain and an opportunity for either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton. McCain acknowledged the war will be ‘a significant factor in how the American people judge my candidacy.’ “
Senator McCain continued:
“There could be other things that happen both domestically and politically,” he said, adding that the economy and subprime mortgages weren’t the issues three months ago that they are today. “We’ve got many months to go before the general election. But is Iraq an important part of the judgment that people will make of me, of course.”
And so they will. If the best the Republicans can do is to field a candidate with only one issue, and that being an issue that doesn’t resonate with, then we lose before we begin. Romney’s money was wasted. Huckabee’s passion was ignored. The party will have been sold down the river.
And so we pray again. And we do not give up. If Governor Huckabee does not prevail, we all lose.
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